Intel Helps Create Open Data Center Alliance

Intel's Cloud 2015 initiative includes three key elements — a “federated” cloud, an “automated” network, and PC and device-savvy “client-aware” clouds. The company says it will support these goals by creating software and building new capabilities into Intel Xeon processors. In an effort to meet these Cloud 2015 goals, Intel helped create the Open Data Center Alliance, which includes more than 70 businesses. Read Intel's announcement to find out more.

Today BMC Software, Eucalyptus Systems, HP, IBM, Intel, Red Hat and SUSE announced the formation of the Open Virtualization Alliance. The announcement says that the consortium will "promote examples of customer successes, encourage interoperability and accelerate the expansion of the ecosystem of third-party solutions around KVM, providing businesses improved choice, performance and price for virtualization."